Byrnes Heads New War Mobilization Board
President Roosevelt created a director of war mobilization post and named James F. Byrnes to lead it. The 64 year old former South Carolina senator and Supreme Court justice will unify programs and direct the use of resources for military and civilian needs while coordinating federal agencies. Byrnes will consult with the President on major decisions and handle domestic matters to free Roosevelt for war work.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Byrnes
Mr. Roosevelt
Generals Meet Shake-up Likely in Algiers Conference
A wartime and postwar French government meeting in Algiers awaited Gen Charles De Gaulle and Gen Henri Giraud. Reported shake-up in North Africa posts included potential removals of Marcel Peyrouton Algeria governor Pierre Boisson French West Africa governor and Gen Charles Nugues Morocco resident general.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
North Africa
French Africa
Marcel Peyrouton
Algeria
Pierre Boisson
French West Africa
Charles Nugues
Morocco
Classified Ads Taken Over The Holiday Be Charged
Holiday period sees ad space surcharged as classifieds companies enforce new charges. Local merchants report uptick in rates and tightened deadlines for submissions.
Four-year Term Referendum Aimed in Troy Politics
Edward McDonald reports American Laborites push Democrats to seek a referendum on whether Troy city officials should serve four or two year terms. Democrats may rescind the four-year law or allow a vote while ALP opposition stands firm. Party leaders await conferences next week on county municipal tickets and future alliances.
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Troy
American Labor Party
Leaders Frown on Retroactive Tax Proposals
Washington tax leaders signaled no new federal taxes or rate hikes on existing levies this year. A strong sentiment formed against retroactive taxation. Chairman Doughton suggested delaying any increased rates or new taxes until 1944 rather than applying them retroactively to 1943.
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Washington
America
Doughton
D.-N.c
Vinson Gets Job As Economic Stabilization Chief
Judge Fred M. Vinson, named to head the new economic stabilization board, told reporters at his first press conference he would meet each problem as it arises and declined to outline policy scope. The Kentucky jurist, in his DC Court of Appeals office, said he would take the oath today after resigning from the court.
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Fred M. Vinson
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Vinson Leaves Bench for Stabilization Post as Byrnes Preceded
Washington veteran Fred M. Vinson resigns from the federal bench to become economic stabilization director, accepting a $12,500 DC Court of Appeals pay plus a $2,500 increase. James Byrnes had taken a $5,000 cut from his Supreme Court pay when moving to stabilization last October. The war mobilization post for Byrnes would be set later by President Roosevelt and others. Vinson noted reporters’ reactions with a smile, saying he left the bench with deep feeling and that the President’s call left him no alternative to serve in the war effort.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
James F. Byrnes
Vinson
U. S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Byrnes
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Stalin Declares Dissolution of Comintern Proper
Stalin says the dissolution of the Comintern is proper and timely to organize a common onslaught against Hitlerism. He accuses Communist parties of acting on outside orders and claims the move exposes Moscow's intent to impose Bolshevism elsewhere.
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Stalin
Comintern
Moscow
Russia
Harold King
Reuters
Two Famous Performers Become American Citizens
Violinist Fritz Kreisler and ballerina Vara Zorina, celebrated figures in the concert hall and theater, were naturalized as American citizens yesterday. The ceremony marked a notable moment for the arts community and adds prominent cultural figures to the country’s citizenry.
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New York
Virtugo
Fritz Kreisler
Ballerina
Vara Zorina
Why You Can’t Get All the Gas You Want
The Office of War Information linked civilian gasoline shortages on the Atlantic seaboard to overseas war demands. In 15 days the 12th Air Force under Maj. Gen. James Doolittle used enough fuel to empty every tank in the region and keep them empty for a month. Doolittle’s planes drained 16.5 million gallons, far above the regular monthly ration, while a round trip by 300 Liberator bombers would need 525,000 gallons. OWI framed the drought as transportation limits rather than product scarcity, noting high octane aviation fuel must take priority, delaying regular gasoline shipments inland.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Atlantic Seaboard
OWI
12Th Air Force Command
James Doolittle
12Th Air Force
Mediterranean
Doollittle
OWT
Berlin
Baltimore
Seaboard
Curtailed Service On Bus Lines Beginning Tuesday
The United Traction Co will cut 20 percent of service in Troy Watervliet Green Island Cohoes and Albany starting Tuesday to meet an ODT gasoline use limit. Niles Persons says the order arrived at 4 pm yesterday and outlines weekly gasoline caps. Officials work to assign reductions per line while Troy Fifth Avenue Bus Co and Albany Transit Co prepare to implement measures.
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United Traction Co
Troy
Watervliet
Green Island
Cohoes
Albany
Niles Persons
Troy Fifth Avenue Bus Co., Inc
Albany Transit Co
Italian Airfields Hit Allied Headquarters in North Africa
American medium bombers and fighters from Gen. Spaatz's North Africa command attacked Villacidro and Decimomannu airfields in southern Sardinia. They repelled German and Italian fighters, destroying 13, while losing a Warhawk pilot. Marauder bombers dropped over 4,000 fragmentation bombs, damaging ground aircraft, as a running 18 minute air battle followed along the coast.
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North Africa
Italy
Carl A. Spaatz
Villacidro
Decimomannu
Sardinia
Cagliari
Mediterranean
Axis Reports Destruction of Landing Barges
Italian fears of invasion rise as Rome and London reports cite Allied bombing of landing craft in Bizerte and Sousse. Morocco radio claims Mussolini plans further reinforcement of Sicily and Sardinia after Churchill hints at plea for separate peace, unconfirmed claims of intensified anti aircraft and expanded Sicily air bases.
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London
Bizerte
Sousse
Morocco
Mussolini
Sicily
Sardinia
Churchill
Washington
Italy
Rome
Davis Warns Subsidies Risk Inflation and Trade Loss
Washington reports that Food Administrator Chester C. Davis warned that broad subsidy payments would be dangerous and unlikely to curb inflation permanently. He testified to a Senate Agriculture subcommittee on subsidies to repay processors for a 10 percent roll back in butter, meats, and coffee prices starting in June. He acknowledged the challenge of aiding small farmers who sell directly to stores, while Chairman Smith noted that helping big concerns could drive small producers out of business.
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Washington
Chester C. Davis
Senate Agriculture
Aiken Ir
Smith
Japs Destroy Two Spitfires in Australian Skies
Allied Headquarters reports two Spitfires destroyed in aerial combat over Darwin area as three Japanese bombers were shot down. In parallel, heavy Allied air raids on Wewak and nearby airfields dropped nearly 19 tons and over 28 tons respectively, starting big fires.
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Australia
Darwin
High Command
Wewak
New Guinea
Lae
Japanese Dump Bombs on Enshin
Chinese dispatches report 13 enemy planes dropped delayed action bombs over Enshin about 200 air miles northeast of the capital Bushin. Chinese forces battled to halt Japanese advances toward the capital as the two week offensive continued in Hupei Province with damage details not yet available.
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Enshin
Bushin
Hupeh
China
Marine Union Calls Strikes Must Halt Across Industries
The National Maritime Union led by Joseph Curran states that strikes seen in coal auto and rubber are inspired by Berlin and Tokyo and aim to cripple Allied efforts. It urges use of government agencies to adjust grievances and asserts strikes hinder production and victory against the Axis.
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National Maritime Union
Joseph Curran
John L. Lewis
Berlin
Tokyo
Lewis
America
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Indicted Over Missing Records
A federal grand jury indicted Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp for concealing and destroying ship plate test records sought by the Truman Committee at the Irvin works last March. The reports on physical tests, used to gauge steel plate quality, were reportedly removed surreptitiously during the late evening hours of March 17 as investigators were present.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Senate Tru ‘Man Committee
Irvin Works
Truman Committee
Ex-wife Estelle Taylor Weds LA producer Paul Small
Estelle Taylor 39, former wife of boxing champion Jack Dempsey, married Paul Small 34, a Los Angeles theatrical producer and agent, yesterday in a ceremony linking two entertainment lineages.
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Los Angeles
VFI
Estelle Taylor
Jack Dempsey
Paul Small
Father Draft Ban Tabled in Senate Military Affairs Panel
The Kilday Bill to defer fathers pending induction of all other available men was tabled unanimously by the Senate Military Affairs Committee. Chairman Reynolds said the action likely ends the measure, though technically it remains alive, while opponents argued it would destabilize the draft system and undermine the work or fight order.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Lewis Sanders
Selective Service
Sanders
Paul V. McNutt
Nye
R-N.d
Davis
R.-Pa
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Congressional
Senate
Utica Textile Workers Strike Highlights Loomfixer Bargaining
Utica and Mohawk Mills workers reported after noon shift as production of bed linen at the Mary plant slowed. A CIO official cited an NLRB informal hearing where AFL representatives opposed the selection to determine the bargaining agency for loomfixers.
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Utica
Utica and Mohawk Mills, Inc
Albert H. Crossman
National Labor Relations Board
A. F. of L
Troops Battle Above Clouds In Attu Island Fighting
U S Army forces penetrate deep into Japanese positions on San Attu Island in a battle concentrated in rugged, cloud filled terrain. Reports say advances between Lake Cories and Lake Canirca and on Fish Hook Ridge aim to neutralize strongpoints as bombers and fighters support ground troops. Allied forces press mop up actions, with a new raid on Kiska Island noted despite poor visibility.
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Washington
San Attu Island
Navy
Lake Cories
Lake Canirca
Fish-Hook Ridge
Chichatof
Kiska
Hkiska
Aleutians
Attu
Nazis Claim Red Drive Stalled In Caucasus Action
Berlin said Soviet forces around 150000 strong backed by many tanks and planes stalled against main Kuban lines near Krysskaya north of Novorossiysk. Moscow silent on outcome as fighting continued. Soviet air losses cited at 13 planes, while two enemy barges sunk by Black Sea fleet air arm.
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London
Caucasus
Berlin
Moscow
Crimea
Transocean
Associated Press
Black Sea Fleet Air Arm
Kuban
Kryasskaya
Kuban River
Novorossisk
Sinking of Norwegian Merchant Vessel Reported
The Navy reported that a small Norwegian merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in the North Atlantic early in May. Survivors landed at Boston.
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Washington
Navy
North Atlantic
Boston
Monty Woolley Beards Boldly Immortalized in Concrete
Hollywood fans gathered as Monty Woolley’s beard was launched into wet cement at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. The beard slid into the pool with little disturbance while engineers evaluated the best bow‑first approach. The stunt adds to the theater’s famed collection of notable anatomy and Hollywood lore.
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Hollywood
Monty Woolley
Grauman
Woolley
Bow
Willy Nilly
Woolley Woolley
Armland
Betty Grable
Joe E. Brown
Victor
Laglen
Senate Bars Use of War Funds in New Deficiency Bill
Senate approved a $143.63 million urgent deficiency appropriation bill restricting Roosevelt's access to war emergency funds for controversial agencies. The chamber without a dawn date or roll call stripped a House amendment that would have blocked salaries for Robert Morss Lovett aged 73, secretary to the Virgin Islands, and FCC employees Goodwin Watson and William E. Dodd.
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Senate
Roosevelt
House
Robert Morss Lovett
Virgin Islands
Goodwin Watson
William E. Dodd
Federal Communications Communications
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